. >> i'm here to see taylor swift. >> reporter: just like taylor swift, many guests say they will never get back here again. >> it's surreal. i can't believe -- i did watch this like every year growing up and so the ball just seems so close to me now. >> reporter: an experience that for many is once in a lifetime. and at the stroke of midnight, a ton of confetti will fall. it has new year's resolutions on it. the clean-up process begins and then 2013 starts. reporting live in times square, cbs 5, back to you, elizabeth. >> lawrence, have fun. >>> by california standards we had a cold start this morning and for some drivers the weather meant trouble. they never saw it coming. >> and life-threatening blood clots. what calls them and the steps you can take to avoid them. ,, ,, [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and i